bihasa

bihasa

Tagalog

Etymology

From Sanskrit अभ्यास (abhyāsa, “habit; discipline”)[1]. Compare Malay biasa.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bi‧ha‧sa
• IPA^(key): /biˈhasa/, [bɪˈha.sɐ] (noun)
• IPA^(key): /bihaˈsa/, [bɪ.hɐˈsa] (adjective)
• IPA^(key): /biˈhasaʔ/, [bɪˈha.sɐʔ] (noun, colloquial)
• IPA^(key): /bihaˈsaʔ/, [bɪ.hɐˈsaʔ] (adjective, colloquial)

Noun

bihasa or bihasà

1. expert; professional

   Synonyms: dalubhasa, eksperto

2. accustomization; manner of getting used to a certain condition
3. act of training or practicing

Derived terms

• bihasahin
• bihasain
• bihasnin
• bisanhan
• kabihasahan
• kabihasnan
• kabisanhan
• mabihasa
• mamihasa
• pamihasnin
• pamimihasa
• pinagkabihasnan
• pinagkapamihasnan

 

Adjective

bihasâ

1. expert; professional; accomplished
2. accustomed to; used to
3. cultured; civilized

References

1. Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 277

Further reading

• “bihasa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018